1. GIUSEPPE
MOSCATI
The holy physician of
Naples
By,
Alessandra Balsano

2. GIUSEPPE
MOSCATI

3. INTRODUCTION
There once was a man named Giuseppe
Moscati. He was born and raised in Italy.
One day his brother fell off a horse and
suffered head trauma. After observing
the treatments his brother was
receiving, Giuseppe soon was interested
in medicine. He went to school and then
decided to become a doctor.

4. HISTORY
Giuseppe was born on July 25 th, 1880
He was born into a good family. His
father a lawyer and mother a noble.
He was a medical doctor, a layman, a
professor and biochemist.

5. CONTRIBUTIONS
Giuseppe was a pioneer in the field of
biochemistry and a wonderful professor.
He was well-known for his work and
contributions to science but he is by far
most well known by his contribution to
others.
Giuseppe was a kind-hearted individual
who helped the less fortunate. Being
born into an aristocratic family
Giuseppe did not have to help these
people but chose to. He did not charge

6. A FINE EXAMPLE
OF CHARITY

7. NOTEWORTHY
During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
1906 Giuseppe went and evacuated a
nursing home in the endangered area. He
personally moved the frail and infirm
patients to safety minutes before the
roof of the building collapsed.
In 1911 during the cholera epidemic he
went above and beyond. Giuseppe
treated some 3,000 soldiers during World
War I.

8. UNIQUE
It is very unusual to hear of a person
who went to a traditional school, a
modern one of that, to become canonized.
Not only that, his focus of science and
medicine isn’t usually honored for
sainthood. Giuseppe was a unique case. He
showed that a person raised under
science can also be spiritual and have as
much love and faith as anyone else.
giuseppe’s role is extraordinary. he gave
his whole heart to his profession and

9. GIUSEPPE MOSCATI
(1880-1927)
Giuseppe Moscati died In 1927 at 46
yrs old.

10. HE IS A SAINT
Giuseppe was beatified in 1975 and
declared a saint, canonized by Pope John
Paul II in 1987 during the synod of bishops
on the laity. His feast day is November 16.

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Wikipedia. (2012, November 20th). Giuseppe